How much is winrate affected by how long a session you can play?

[melioris]

This is only somewhat related to the OP, but I think it ties in. I play generally at two times, early afternoon (Midwest 11:30-2:30ish) and early evening (midwest 8:30-11:30ish) and I have found that my winrate is much larger (and +) in the early afternoon and much less (break even or -) in the evening. Granted, it is also when Europeans vs Americans are playing, as well as other factors, but the single most significant factor I think is that I am relatively sharp in the afternoon but ass tired by evening. I am not getting much sleep and what I get is interrupted 2-5 times a night (my young’ems sleep like shit, if you think you can do a better job I will ship them out to you).

So longer sessions probably do mean higher winrate, but only if you can maintain the sharpness of mind and quality of thought that you (should) have earlier in sessions.

I don’t know much about him and I am not a fanboy, but from what I have heard that is one of the reasons that sbrugby rose so fast. He could play these marathon sessions without any (noticeable) drop in focus.

[MAYHEM45]

In one episode of HSP, if you listen close you can hear him mumble "my play really starts to drop off after 12 HOURS"

I get bored after 2, lol.

[melioris]

Yeah, I caught that. It is what caused me to mess around with google and learn some of the lore of this guy.

[lightfungus]

I always couldn't understand how people played so many hours straight....then I started playing at a casino, and would easily see 6-8 hours pass by without a drop of the hat. The only reason I didn't play longer sessions was because I had a job and I couldn't put all my time into poker. But playing live for 12 hours was easy, and I did it on the weekend once or twice. Online poker just doesn't have the entertainment and social interaction that live does; time goes by much faster when you are having fun.

[MAYHEM45]

8 hours of live poker = less than half the hands you can get in online multitabling.

[melioris]

and the 12 hr comment was about online playing, not live.

[Talking Poker]

FYP. I think that's a very, very important distinction. It may not by 100% accurate (it depends on how many tables you play online), but I think it's pretty close. If you play upwards of 8 tables, than yes, it's true. If you only play 4, I think it's probably a little bit off, but still......

[Boobie Lover]

8 hours of live is 40*8 (probably too generous, more like 30)= 320

1 hour of 4-tabling 6max online is 4*90 = 360

[Talking Poker]

Exactly. But Mayhem said "...= less than half..." meaning you need to get in 640 hands.

[Robbr25]

I find I do better in short sessions than long sessions.
Usually depends on the pace/tone of the table.
Some I am very comfortable at (I do better)
Others I am more off balance (I do worse, and take longer to adapt)
Also, depends on if the table has players coming in and out all the time, or if the same players are there for awhile.

[MAYHEM45]

Wow, brain fart. I meant to type that in the OP.